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February 16 Poll: Buhari Tells Atiku, Others To Accept Result President - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 13, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to all the Presidential candidates in the February 16 election to commit to the ideals of the peace accord for a rancour free contest.
President Buhari made the appeal when he and other Presidential candidates including the former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar signed a second peace pact.
In his remarks at the signing ceremony, President Buhari said that the most important thing about the exercise was for the candidates to accept the final outcome even as he said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had already assured that they had done everything possible to ensure free and fair elections.
He said even though there was apprehension in the air regarding the general elections, all contestants must understand that it signified that the country was growing politically.
But Atiku Abubakar also told the President to make use of his good office to ensure that every eligible person that cast vote in the forthcoming elections was confident in the process and in the belief that their vote will count.

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February 23 Poll: CJN Leads 5 Other Justice To Hear PDP And Atiku’s Appeals - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 30, 2019
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Justice Tanko Mohammed, today led five other Justices of the Supreme Court to hear about six appeals in the case filed by the People’s Democratic Party,  PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election.
The other Justices are Bode Viviour, Olukayode Ariowola,Amiru Sanusi, Ejembi Eko and Uwani Aba-Aji.
PDP and Atiku had jointly filed their appeal before the apexcourt to challenge the September 11, 2019 judgment of the Justice MohammedGarba-led Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal.
The tribunal’s judgment, which Atiku and his party aredissatisfied with, had dismissed their petition challenging the outcome of theFebruary 23rd, 2019 poll.
Subsequently, the petitioners on September 23 filed66 grounds of appeal before the Supreme Court to challenge the judgment of thetribunal.

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February 23 Polls: AU To Monitor Elections Integrity In Nigeria, Senegal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2019
The African Union has said its election observerswould provide
accurate and impartial reporting and assessment ofthe quality of
Saturday’s elections in Nigeria and in Senegal, onSunday.
an AU statement said that the Chairperson of the AUCommission,
Moussa Faki, has authorised the deployment of AUElection
Observation Missions to the two West Africancountries.
According to the AU, the objectives of the electionobservation missions
in the two countries is mainly to provide anaccurate and impartial
reporting or assessment of the quality of elections.
Nigeria is scheduled to hold Presidential andNational Assembly
Elections on Saturday, which will be followed byGovernorship, House
of Assembly and Area Council Elections on March 9.
Senegal will also hold Presidential Election on Sunday.
The pan African bloc’s election observers are alsoexpected to offer
Recommendations for improvement of future electionsbased on the
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February Poll: INEC Chairman Says Card Readers Will Automatically Shut Down By 10pm On Election Day - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 20, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INECsays card readers will shut down automatically by 10:00PM on the day of elections.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this onWednesday in Abuja during a briefing on the progress made by the commissionfollowing the postponement of the general elections.
He said the card readers are configured to specificpolling units and only open for use at 8:00AM on the Election Day; they willautomatically shut down by 10:00PM in order to forestall any illegal use of thecard readers before the appointed time for elections.
Professor Yakubu explained that the card readerswere introduced in 2015 to facilitate the accreditation of the electorate usingthe Permanent Voter Cards,PVC.
Following the postponement of the elections, he saidthey were reconfigured to the new date of February 23, to make them impossibleto be used for ulterior motives.

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FEC Approves $1.9bn To Boost Power Supply From 5,000 To 7,000 Megawatts - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 16, 2021
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed made this known, when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He also highlighted that part of the money will be used for the procurement of mobile equipment for the transmission of power across the country.
Minister of Communications and Digital economy, Isa Pantami, also said the Council approved a bill known as Nigeria Start-Up Bill, for onward transmission to the National Assembly for passage into law.
According to him, the bill intends to encourage young entrepreneurs in the country that have skills and want to do business in the telecommunications sector.

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FEC Approves $2.5m, N498.2m For 4 Power Projects - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 12, 2021
The Federal Executive Council, has approved over 2.5 million dollars, and over 498 million naira for four projects in the Ministry of Power.
The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the First Lady’s Conference room, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Also briefing, the Minister of Environment said the Council ratified an anticipatory approval received from President Muhammadu Buhari on the nation’s Nationally Determined Contribution NDC, which is part of its commitment to the climate change pact.
He explained that the contribution, which saw Nigeria agreeing to cut greenhouse gas emission by 20 percent as at last year and by 45 percent in 2030, adding that part of the obligations to the signatories of the agreement is the revision of the progress and the submission of an interim report every five years.

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FEC Approves Bill To Repeal CCB, CCT Act - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 17, 2022
Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, briefed State House correspondents after a hybrid meeting of the Federal Executive Council FEC at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Malami said that the bill sought to enhance what the two agencies had been doing arising from the identified gaps for the purpose of improving their functions.
The minister said that the bill sought to expand the scope of CCT, taking into consideration the workload.
He said there were a lot pending cases, but CCT had limited personnel to address them.
Malami said that the second item that was presented to the council was a report on the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention against corruption held in Sharm  El-Sheik,  Egypt, from December 12 to 17,  2021.


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FEC Approves Draft Policy On Welding And Related Skills - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 27, 2022
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Mohammed said that FEC also approved the procurement of vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC.
Mohammed said that the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami presented a memo which was approved for the provision of broadband infrastructure for micro-small medium enterprises, tertiary learning institutions in the country.
He said that the administration was passionate about deepening the broadband infrastructure.

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FEC Approves Establishment Of Centre For Aircraft Maintenance- ICRC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 13, 2022
This is contained in a statement issued by Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission ICRC in Abuja.
Yarling said the approval was given following the issuance of a Full Business Case FBC Compliance Certificate by the ICRC to the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
She said the MRO centre which would be the first in West and Central Africa would be a one-stop-shop for the overhaul, routine maintenance and service of aircraft.
She said the MRO is part of the key elements in the aviation sector roadmap of the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Yarling explained that the roadmap in aviation was an outcome of a careful appraisal of the challenges, risks and opportunities of the air transport sector in Nigeria after due consultation with key stakeholders.

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FEC Approves Federal Roads, Bridges Tolling Policy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 12, 2021
The Federal Executive Council FEC has approved the federal roads and bridges tolling policy and regulation that will provide legal framework for its implementation.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, briefed State House correspondents after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The minister said that tolling would not start until the roads were made motorable
Fashola presented some of the highlights that would be adopted in the tolling policy.
He said that an open tolling policy would be adopted as opposed to a closed tolling policy.
He said that the council also approved that only dual carriage ways out the 35, 000 kilometres of road should be eligible for tolling by the Federal Government.


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FEC Approves N1.4bn To Equip Youth Farmers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 20, 2022
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said that four contracts were awarded for the scheme and expressed optimism that the projects would encourage youths to go into agriculture.
According to him, the first is provision of farmer inputs such as seeds, cottons, planting materials, agro-chemicals, fertilizer, and growth enhancers, for 3000 hectares in Abia, Adamawa, Borno, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Osun, Yobe and Enugu States.
He said that the first contract was for 313 million naira for a period of two weeks.
He said that the second was the supply of tractors, ploughs, ridgers, disc arrows, hydraulic tipping trailers, logistics and deliveries to selected states such as Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Osun and Jigawa states.

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FEC Approves N109.4bn For Ibadan-Ilesha-Ife, Kano-Katsina Dual Carriage Ways - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 26, 2019
The Federal Executive Council, FECpresided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has approved over one hundred andnine billion naira for the construction of Ibadan-Ilesha-Ife and Kano-KatsinaPhase two dual carriage ways.
The Minister of Works and Housing,Babatunde Fashola announced this when he briefed State House Correspondents onthe outcome of the Council meeting in Abuja.
He said about seventy nine billionnaira of the amount would be expended on the Ibadan-Ilesha-Ife dual carriageway, while the remaining more than twenty nine billion naira is for theconstruction of the phase two of the Kano-Katsina dual carriage way, startingfrom Gidan Mutun Daya to Katsina Rolling Mill, Katsina. He further explainedthat the road project, which was inherited from the previous administration,was expanded into a dual carriage way.
On his part, Minister of State,Education Emeka Nwajuba also announced that the Council approved nine hundredand fifteen million naira for the construction of Faculty of Environment at theUniversity of Abuja.

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FEC Approves N13bn Group Insurance Fee For Police, $23m For Power Substations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 22, 2022
The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, made this known when he addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
According to him, the scheme will cover 318,319 police officers and men for the year 2022-2023.
According to the minister, the essence of the group life assurance scheme is to encourage the police officers and men who have been working hard to ensure the security of lives and property across the country.
Also addressing the correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting, the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, revealed that the Council approved 3.4 billion naira for the restoration of power supply to Maiduguri, Borno.
The minister further revealed that 23.9 million dollars was approved for the construction of power substations in Geidam, Yobe, and Zing in Taraba.

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FEC Approves N16.39trn 2022 Budget Proposal For Presentation To NASS Thursday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 7, 2021
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, made this known when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja.
According to her, government will continue to borrow to fund infrastructure projects as it does not get enough from its revenues.
She noted that Nigeria’s revenues could barely accommodate services even as she emphasized that despite the concerns, its borrowings were still within acceptable limits
The minister said that the Council noted the changes in the 2022-2024 fiscal projections based on implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and other necessary expenditures that should be accommodated in the 2022 Budget.

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FEC Approves N2.3bn For Local Assembly Of Aircraft In Zaria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 19, 2023
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Sirika expressed optimism that the Nigerian aviation industry would soon progress into local manufacturing of aircraft.
He said that the world of civil aviation stopped the spin and spin recovery  training programme some time ago but the need for such training had arisen again.
According to him, the spin and spin recovery entails teaching students to identify when they get into spin situation, and how to recover out of the situation before it becomes a disaster. The minister said that due to the ministry’s maximum attention to safety, it believed that such training should come back to Nigeria’s aviation industry

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FEC Approves N29bn For Roads From Sokoto, Jigawa To Niger Republic Borders - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 27, 2020
The FederalExecutive Council, FEC has approved the sum of 29 billion naira for theconstruction of roads from Sokoto and Jigawa to Niger Republic borders with thetwo states.
Minister ofWorks and Housing Babatunde Fashola said this in Abuja, while briefing StateHouse correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by President MuhammaduBuhari.
He explainedthat the first is Belle/Kurdulla to Niger Republic border road in Sokoto infavour of Messrs North Sea limited joint venture with Ceasar Engineering, at9.57 billion naira. The 46 kilometres project is to be completed within 24months.
According tothe minister, the roads will be a good boost for business and other activities.

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FEC Approves N42bn For Roads Reconstruction In Northeast - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2022
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the weekly hybrid FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Sadiya, the four memoranda presented and approved by the Council are road construction and reconstruction for five States of the Northeast region namely Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe and Bauchi.


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FEC Approves N718m Contract For Provision Of Security For Abuja Rail Mass Transit Track - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2022
According To The (ChiefPress Secretary FCTA) Anthony Ogunleye, The  Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello made this known after the FEC meeting held on Wednesday, 24 August 2022, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to the Minister, the contract was awarded to two security service providers namely Messrs Al-Ahli Security Guards Ltd, at the cost of N407, 214, 000 million, covering a distance of 27.245 kilometers and comprising of eight rail stations and Messrs Segad Security Protective Company Ltd, at the cost of N310, 979, 250 million, covering a distance of 18 kilometers, comprising of four stations.
Acting Secretary, Transportation Secretariat, Usman Musa Yahaya while providing more details on the contract explained that the provision of emergency security services to the rail tracks became imperative following vandalization of portions of the track.
Yahaya said: “This approval is therefore a very good one for the FCT because it will go a long way in securing the rail track.
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FEC Approves N965.9m For NCOS To Purchase 49 Vehicles - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 9, 2021
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja.
According to him, the vehicles to be sourced locally will complement the ones already in use by the Correctional Service.
He added that necessary logistic support meant to move inmates from the facilities to the over 5022 courts scattered all over Nigeria were also being provided by the government.
Commenting on the recent calls for his resignation as a result of the frequent attack on correctional facilities across the country, the minister dismissed the call, saying there was no need for such calls.

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FEC Approves New Policy On Internally Displaced Persons - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2021
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, said this when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
She described the policy as a milestone in government’s determination to bring succour to displaced persons.
According to the minister, the overall goal of the policy is to strengthen the institutional mechanism and frameworks for the realization of the rights, dignity and wellbeing of vulnerable populations through the mitigation of impact and achievement of durable solutions to internal displacements.

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FEC Approves Nigeria-Kuwait Bilateral Air Deal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 8, 2022
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this while briefing State House Correspondents after FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Sirika said that the agreement would open up airline services between the two countries in accordance with the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO.
The minister debunked media reports alleging that 14 billion naira had been spent on the planned floating of a National carrier for the country.
He said that that Nigeria Air would be a reality as it would be introduced for the benefit of Nigeria and the rest of Africa.
Sirika explained that FEC also approved a contract for the hiring of consultants for revalidation and collection of aviation height clearance for high rise buildings and masts that could obstruct flight operations in Nigeria.

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FEC Approves Upward Review Of Injection Substation Contract For Improved Power Supply In Life Camp, Jabi, Gwarimpa, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 23, 2022
According to the (FCTA) press secretary, Anthony Ogunleye the approval was granted following a Council presentation to this effect, by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello on Wednesday, 22 June 2022.
The upward review will increase the substation’s electricity capacity from 2x15MVA to 3x15MVA and cater for the current and future power load requirements for Life Camp and environs.
Explaining the necessity for the project, Engr. Ahmad said: “There is supposed to be provided an injection substation, and in some cases, two substations for every District. In this case, Gwarinpa 1 District, which houses Life Camp has been on a temporary supply extended from another District, particularly Jabi District.
The contract which was awarded to Messrs Wireteks International Ltd at the sum of N1,640,406,462.26 has a completion period of 15 months.


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FEC Approves Women Economic Empowerment Policy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2023
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, who disclosed this to State House correspondents, in Abuja, expressed the hope that the new policy, called WEE, would help bring about optimal development in the country.
Tallen said the Federal Executive Council approved the WEE Policy. The WEE Policy is Women Economic Empowerment.
The minister, who thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for giving his nod for the policy to be birthed, noted that it has been a long-time dream to have such a policy in place because of the importance of women in the society.
Also addressing correspondents on the outcome of the extraordinary meeting of the Council, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, revealed that the Council approved the publishing of laws of the federation of Nigeria.
According to Malami, a South African company will handle the publication periodically.


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FEC: Buhari, Others Honour Funtua As Meeting Begins - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 22, 2020
The President, Major General Muhmmadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, led other members of the Federal Executive Council to honour his late ally, Isa Funtua, with a minute silence as the council’s weekly meeting started.
Although the meeting is virtual, some members are joining Buhari at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja from where he is presiding while others are attending virtually from their offices.
At the commencement of the meeting, after the recitation of the National Anthem, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, called for a minute silence in honour of the late Funtua, who died on Monday.
Funtua, the founding Managing Director of The Democrat Newspaper and former President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, was a minister in the Second Republic.


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FEC: Buhari Swears In Four New Permanent Secretaries - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 30, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in four newly appointed Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Civil Service.
The brief swearing-in ceremony took place just before commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the Council Chambers of the State House.
The four new Permanent Secretaries, including three men and a woman, are completing the list of 16 persons appointed in June, 12 of whom had been sworn-in more than a month ago.
Those sworn-in today include James Sule from Kaduna; Ismaila Abubakar from Kebbi; Ibiene Patricia Roberts from Rivers and Shehu Aliyu Shinkafi from Zamfara.
The weekly virtual FEC meeting, took off immediately after the brief swearing-in ceremony.

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FEC Continues On Tuesday – Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 14, 2024
Idris stated this while briefing the State House Correspondent at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting which is presided over by President Bola Tinubu was attended by the Vice President Kashim Shettima, and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike.
Others are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola and the Minister of State Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaima-Ibrahim, among others.
The FEC comprises cabinet members and is part of the executive branch of the government. It determines the general direction of domestic and foreign policies of the Government; coordinating the activities of the President, the Vice-President and the Ministers in the discharge of their responsibilities


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FEC Felicitates With Muslims: On The Commencement The Holy Month Of Ramadan. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2024
He assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is doing everything in his capacity to reduce the burden caused by the removal of fuel subsidy which advertently affected the cost of living.
While wishing Muslims of a successful fasting season, Sen. Akume urged the Muslim faithfuls to observe the holy month of Ramadan in accordance with the teachings of the Prophet (S.A.W) as enshrined in the Holy Qur’an and emphasized the need for them to use the occasion of the fast to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and stability of the nation.


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FEC: Ministers Appreciate Working With Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2019
Members of the Federal Executive Council, FEC have expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for the opportunity given to them to serve in his cabinet.
At the valedictory session of the council, ministers in the cabinet took turns to narrate the lessons they have learnt from the president as members of his cabinet.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, jokingly thanked Buhari for not converting him to Islam, saying he was misunderstood and criticised for associating with the president.
Amaechi narrated how he was almost chased out of Christ-the-King Catholic Church in 2014 for supporting the president, whom they alleged was trying to Islamise the country.
On his part, the Minister of state, Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, who described his appointment as minister by the president as unique, said he learnt three things from Buhari.
The Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the opportunity given him to serve was a great one that would never be forgotten.


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FEC Observes Silence For Victims Of Kaduna Train Attack - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 30, 2022
This is coming hours after the President ordered the military and security outfits to go after the terrorists, rescue all kidnapped passengers and bring the terrorists to justice.
The weekly virtual FEC presided over by President Buhari, started by 10am with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, calling for a minute silence to be observed.
Mustapha said the main and rescued train were attacked resulting in the death of eight persons, over 46 people injured and several others kidnapped.


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FEC Okays 5 Contracts For Unizik - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 30, 2021
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, confirm this to the  State House correspondents on behalf of the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba after the FEC meeting in Abuja.
The council meeting was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Mohammed said that the significance thing about the contract was that they were awarded by the university itself; “some in 2007, some in 2010, some in 2012 and some in 2015”.
He said that due to the inability of the university to execute the projects for reasons ranging from lack of funding to other sundry reasons, it appealed to the Federal Government to help complete the contracts.

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FEC Okays N3.5bn Security Screening Equipment For Abuja, Lagos, Kano Airports - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2022
Speaking with newsmen at the end of the virtual meeting presided over by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the State House, Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, said contracts for which approvals were granted were for the three international airports.
Akande who represented Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, stated that there was a memo presented by the Minister for Aviation, which got approval for the supply and installation of two sets of complete high-capacity passenger security screening systems.
Council also approved two memoranda for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, both of which are targeted at victims of the crime of human trafficking.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk, who disclosed this explained that both memoranda, would be targeting specific agenda, including provision of assistance to victims, as well as rehabilitation and resettlement.


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FEC Okays N459.08b For Transportation Ministry’s Projects, NDLEA’s Barracks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 23, 2023
Transportation Minister Mu’azu Sambo Jaji announced these while addressing State House Correspondents after the week’s FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Jaji said his ministry presented two memoranda to the council and both got approvals.
Also addressing newsmen at the post-FEC briefing, Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami said the FEC approved over 5 million naira for the construction of barracks for the NDLEA personnel.


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FEC Okays Revised Response Plan On Bird Flu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 3, 2022
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood Abubakar, briefed State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The minister said that bird flu, which was prevalent in Asia, was experienced for the first in Nigeria in 2006 and led to the loss of about 1.2 million birds and chickens.
Abubakar said that the poultry industry had grown to have a population of over 165 million birds worth about 1.6 trillion naira.
According to him, 70 per cent of the industry is populated by rural dwellers.

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FEC: President Buhari Presides Over 8th Virtual Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 15, 2020
The eight virtual Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting holds at the State House, Abuja, with President Muhmmadu Buhari presiding.
The meeting, which commenced at about 10am, with the arrival of President Buhari, also had the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; National Security Adviser ) Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd.); and the Chief of Staff to the President Ibrahim Gambari, in attendance.
There are also nine ministers physically present at the meeting, including those of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; Transportation, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; Attorney-General and Justice, Abubakar Malami; and Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Others in the Executive Council Chambers, venue of the meeting are ministers for Environment, Muhammad Mahmood; Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,  Sadiya Umar-Farouk; Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu; Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; as well as the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba.


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FEC: President Buhari Presides Over Cabinet Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 8, 2021
Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of
Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari are among those who
physically attended the meeting, which started at 09:00 GMT.
Also present are Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning,
Zainab Ahmed, Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, Interior,
Rauf Aregbeshola, Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami,
and Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan and
other Ministers attended the meeting virtually from their various offices
in Abuja.
Wednesday’s meeting was preceded by the swearing of two
Commissioners of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal
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FEC Valedictory Session: Buhari Asks Ministers Handover To Permanent Secretaries - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 22, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari onWednesday in Abuja directed all cabinet ministers to remain in office until May28.
The president, who gave thedirective during the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council atthe Presidential Villa, however, instructed them to hand over the mantle ofleadership of their various ministries to their respective Permanent Secretarieson Tuesday.
He also enjoined them to submittheir handing over letters to the office of the Secretary to the Government ofthe Federation by May 28.
President Buhari explained that heretained the entire team of the cabinet for three and half years due to theirunique leadership qualities.
The president thanked the ministersfor agreeing to serve the nation during “these difficult times’’.
In his remarks, the Vice-PresidentYemi Osinbajo, thanked President Buhari for the great opportunity offered himto serve as his Vice-President and as his running mate twice.
The Ministers seized the opportunity toexpress their gratitude to President Buhari for giving them the rear privilegeto serve as members of the federal executive council.


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FEC: Vice-President Osinbajo Presides Over Virtual Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 16, 2022
Prof. Osinbajo chairs the meeting in the absence of President
Muhammadu Buhari who is in Brussels, Belgium, for the 6th European
Union-African Union Summit.
Ministers physically present at the meeting are Lai Mohammed,
Information and Culture; Adamu Adamu, Education; Zainab Ahmed,
Finance, Budget and National Planning; Isa Pantami, Communication
and Digital Economy; Niyi Adebayo, Industry, Trade and Investment;
Hadi Sirika, Aviation; and Mohammed Abubakar, Agriculture and Rural
Development.
Others are Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National
Planning and Zubairu Dada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, while other
ministers joined virtually from their offices.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said the
meeting marked the beginning of resumption of more members of the
Federal Executive Council to the weekly meetings, adding that a second
batch of ministers would join President Buhari at next week’s meeting,
adding that full resumption of members to cabinet meetings would be
announced when health experts decides that it was safe.
Virtual meetings of the Federal Executive Council began in mid 2020 in
compliance with COVID-19 protocols.

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FED Govt Declares Monday Public Holiday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 8, 2019
The Federal Government has declared Monday, November11th, 2019 public holiday to mark this year’s Eidul Mawlid celebration incommemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH.
Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola,who announced the public holiday on behalf of the Federal Government,congratulated Muslims on the occasion of the Prophet’s birthday.
In a statement by the Director of Press in theministry, Mohammed Manga, the minister enjoined Muslims to live within thevirtues and teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH, which are: love,courage and perseverance.
He noted that doing so would guarantee peace andsecurity in the country.
Aregbesola expressed confidence that the challengesconfronting Nigeria at the moment will soon be over.
The minister urged Nigerians to remain focused anddetermined.
He assured them that with the immense potentials the country is endowed with, coupled with its human and natural resources, if tapped and properly utilized, Nigeria will sooner than later join the league of developed nations.

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Fed Govt Okays N10.5B For Ports - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 24, 2020
The projects include cargo scanners for the Onne and Port Harcourt ports in Rivers State, and Tin Can Island Port in Lagos State, as well as 10 assorted assault and carrier boats.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said after the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting that the contract for the three cargo scanners, which had already been awarded at $18.12 million and N3.255 billion for the foreign and local components, was a revision of an earlier approval from 2018.
She also announced the FEC’s approval for the purchase of five assault boats and five patrol boats for the Customs Service.


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Fed Policy Tightening May Rattle Global Financial Markets, IMF Warns Nigeria, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 11, 2022
In an article published by some of its staff, which was obtained on its website, the multilateral institution stated that it expected robust US growth to continue, with inflation likely to moderate later in the year.
However, it pointed out that some emerging markets have already started to adjust monetary policy and are preparing to scale back fiscal support to address rising debt and inflation.
Furthermore, the multilateral institution noted that for most of last year, investors priced in a temporary rise in inflation in the United States given the unsteady economic recovery and a slow unravelling of supply bottlenecks.

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Federal Allocation: FAAC Disbureses N3.88TR to FG, States and Others I First Half of 2020 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 6
September 10, 2020
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N3.879
trillion to the Federal Government, states, local government areas and
other statutory recipients in the first half of 2020.
A breakdown of the disbursements showed that N1.53 trillion went to
the Federal Government, while the states got N1.29 trillion and the 774
local government areas received N771.34 billion
The information and data are contained in the latest edition of the
quarterly review of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (NEITI) released today in Abuja.
Its Director, Communications  and Advocacy, Orji Ogbonnaya Orji made
this known in a statement Tuesday.
The report however notes that disbursements in Q2 2020 were 1.09%
higher than total disbursements in Q2 2019 and 3.66% lower than theone for Q2 2018.

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Federal Government Commends Relationship Between Executive, NASS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 14, 2022
He stated this in a message delivered by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari at a birthday get-together hosted Wednesday by the Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu in honour of Lawan who clocked 63.
Buhari also noted that contrary to notion that the role of the parliament was to oppose government, the National Assembly just like the judiciary are to work in a complimentary manner with the executive arm of the government.
On his part, Senate President appealed to politicians irrespective of their affiliations to work towards building consensus on critical national issues.
He noted that regardless of the party any politician belongs to, there are certain things they cannot afford to do, warning that they can’t be politicians unless there is a country.

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Federal Government Condemns Criminal Act Of 77 Nigerians In US - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2019
TheNigerian embassy in Washington DC has condemned the criminal act by seventyseven Nigerians for alleged fraud in the U. S.
Astatement by the Embassy said the Federal Government condemned such criminalacts in all ramifications.
TheSenior Counsellor/Head of Chancery, Mohammed Suleiman who signed the statementon behalf of Ambassador Sylvanus Nsofor, noted that Nigerians are generallylaw-abiding and hardworking people, the embassy advised against stereotyping onthe basis of few bad eggs.
Itsaid the Embassy wishes to reaffirm that Nigerians are law-abiding andhardworking people wherever they are.
Thesuspects were named by the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California,Nick Hanna, at a news conference on August 22nd.Hanna said the fraudcases involved suspects conniving with federal and state agents to dupeunsuspecting victims of their money


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Federal Government Pledges To Support IDPS Willing To Return To Their Communities - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 28, 2020
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq has expressed Federal Government’s willingness to support Internally-Displaced Persons, IDPs interested in returning to their communities.
Farouq, who stated this in Bauchi on Monday when she visitedGovernor Bala Mohammed, also said IDPs who wished to settle in their hostcommunities, would be encouraged.
The Minister explained that the North-East DevelopmentCommission, NEDC was established to address the challenges of the sub-region,while praying that the Commission would live up to its responsibilities.
She announced that her Ministry, in collaboration with theNational Emergency Management Agency, NEMA is in the State to provide aboutfifty-six thousand IDPs with bags of rice, wrapper-clothing materials, blanketsand packets of Maggi cubes, among others.
Also speaking, Governor Bala Mohammad, who was representedby his deputy, Baba Tela, said the State is located in a strategic place whichattracts IDPs from other north-eastern States.

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Federal Government Says 15% Revenue To GDP Target On Course - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 30, 2020
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ZainabAhmed,
has reiterated on-going plans by the FederalGovernment to achieve
revenue-to-Gross Domestic Product, GDP ratio of15 percent target from
the 2023 fiscal year.
She re-affirmed federal government’s determination to meetthe target
in her remarks at ‘Deloitte 2020 EconomicOutlook’ conference, which
focused on economy, infrastructure, fiscalpolicies and revenue growth
initiatives, in Lagos.
The Minster noted that the renewed economic growth plansimplied that
the country would be by the year in focustripled its revenue-to-GDP
ratio, which currently stands at 8 percent.  She also maintained the
target remained feasible, with theimplementation of the Finance Act
accompanying the yearly budgets in the yearsahead.
Also, the Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, whilespeaking
from infrastructure perspectives, announced theconstruction of the Port Harcourt toMaiduguri railway, adding that the project will start
with the total reconstruction of the entire railcorridor.

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Federal Government Says Fresh ASUU Strike Threat Causing Panic - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 7, 2021
It added that there is a procedure through which decisions on such issues were taken and that process had not been monitored through as far as the agreement being discussed to by ASUU was worried.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, announced while responding to the fresh ultimatum recently issued by ASUU, blamed the union of causing panic.
Last week ASUU quoted as threatening to embark on another strike action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an earlier agreement signed with the union.
The Union however gave the government till last Tuesday to implement the pact or it would activate the procedure of embarking on an industrial action.

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Federal Government To Increase Basic Education’s Funding To 3% - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 22, 2021
Head, Public Relations and Protocol, Universal Basic Education
Commission, UBEC David Apeh, who announced this in a statement in
Abuja, said the Director, Basic Education, Federal Ministry of
Education, Folake Olatunji-David, made the announcement d in Benin,
Edo state.
She was speaking at a meeting of UBEC Management with Executive
Chairmen of States Universal Basic Education Boards, SUBEBs as
representative of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
The Director also explained that the one per cent increase would
be invested in the senior secondary school education segment, adding
that the Minister’s representative said the Government is fully
committed to bridging the national skills gap.
She said government would support existing institutions while
establishing new ones to accelerate production of trained manpower for
the different sectors of the economy.

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Federal Government To Inject 10 Million Gas Cylinders In Next 1 Year - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 23, 2021
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this known at a two-day Liquefied
Petroleum Gas, LPG sensitisation under the theme: “Stimulating Delta
state’s socio-economic growth through LPG adoption and expansion”,
on Monday, in Asaba. The programme was organised by the National
LPG Expansion Implementation Plan, NLEIP under the Office of the
Vice President, in collaboration with the Delta state government.
Osinbajo, who was represented by Senior Special Assistant to the
President on LPG and National Programme Manager on NLEIP Dayo
Adeshina, stated that two states had been selected from each geopolitical
zone for the pilot programme.
He also added that the Federal Government is committed to ensuring an
end to gas-flaring and had signed the climate change bill, to reduce the
emission of greenhouse gases in the country.
The Vice President however noted that the country had proven gas
reserves of 260 trillion cubits feet and unproven reserve of 600 cubits
feet, adding that all that would remain statistics if stakeholders failed to
take proactive measures on exploiting the resource.

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Federal Government To Pay ‘Failed Investors’ N736bn To Retrieve DISCOs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
August 15, 2019
The Federal Government to retrieveten electricity distribution companies as option salvage to the nation’sbesieged electricity industry.
This is coming ahead of the plannedfinal performance review of the firms that bought into the distributioncompanies carved out from the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria.
Document shows that the FederalGovernment would require up to two point four billion dollars, equivalent toseven hundred and thirty six billion naira reclaiming the privatiseddistribution assets from the core investors if it finally takes the decision.
Giving clue that it could recoverthe assets from the core investors, the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing ina document described the co-owners of the distribution companies as ‘failedinvestors.’
The distribution and generationcompanies carved out of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria werehanded over to private investors on November 1, 2013, following theprivatisation of the power sector by the former President Goodluck Jonathanadministration.1�]W\


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Federal Government To Spend N2.45tr In 2020 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 26, 2019
The Medium Term ExpenditureFramework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF/FSP document submitted to theNational Assembly showed that the Federal Government plans to spend about twopoint four trillion naira of its over ten trillion naira 2020 budget estimateson debt servicing.
The MTEF/FSP document also indicatedthat the Federal Government has also adjusted the 2020 budget figures from ninepoint seven trillion to over ten trillion naira.
The document was accompanied by aletter from President Muhammadu Buhari to the Senate which was read duringplenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
Also the Federal Government is toborrow one point seven trillion naira. And of the amount, eight hundred andfifty billion naira will be domestic borrowing while the balance of eighthundred and fifty billion naira will be foreign.

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Federal Government Will Position Universities To Produce Quality Graduates –Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 10, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will givemore attention to improving personnel and infrastructure of universities toproduce quality graduates, assuring that education will, henceforth, be a toppriority in development goals of the country.
President Buhari stated this when he received leadership ofAcademic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, led by Biodun Ogunyemi at the StateHouse, Abuja.
The President expressed the hope that effective andefficient operations of universities would go a long way in improving theeconomy, especially with focus on science and technology.
On her remarks, the Minister of Finance, Budget and NationalPlanning, Zainab Ahmed, said out of the 137,016 academic and non-academic staffmembers of the universities, 96,090 have been enrolled in the IntegratedPayment and Personnel Information System, IPPIS.
In his remarks, the ASUU President Ogunyemi said theeducational sector needed more federal government attention, noting that implementationof agreements over the years would go a long way in improving the quality ofeducation in the universities. He added that IPPIS violates the laws of thefederation, violates university statutes, and violates agreements between theFederal Government and ASUU.

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Federal Government Yet To Fund Capital Projects 43 Days After Assent - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 11, 2019
The Federal Government is yet to release funds toMinistries, Departments and Agencies for the implementation of capitalprojects, forty-three days after the 2019 budget was signed into law byPresident Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari had on 27th May, signed the 2019 budget of eightpoint nine, one trillion naira, made up of capital expenditure of two point,zero nine trillion naira, recurrent expenditure of four point zero seventrillion naira, statutory transfers of five hundred and two billion naira,fiscal deficit of one point ninety two trillion naira and special interventionof five hundred billion naira.
Top officials of the government who pledged anonymitysaid  that no amount had been releasedfor funding of capital projects contained in the 2019 budget.ꥲ\�\2}�a3�


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Federal Govt Invests $50m To Explore Gold, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 13, 2022
Adegbite said in an exclusive interview that the current task for the Nigerian government is to select a few of those minerals and de-risk them for potential investors.
However, while maintaining that the mining sector is very important, the minister indicated that responsible mining and sustainability should be top priorities.
He added that mining, by its very nature, is disruptive and, consequently, the environmental impacts on communities should be limited.
Adegbite also emphasised the communal ownership of minerals, saying, the country’s government administer mining but grant its ownership to the community.

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Federal Govt Projects N3trn Budget For Fuel Subsidy In 2022 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 27, 2022
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this after the Federal Executive Council FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to her, only 443 billion naira had been provided for in the 2022 budget meant to accommodate subsidy from January to June, but taking the prevailing economic realities both locally and globally, into consideration, Council has proposed a year-long provision for the subsidy.
She said the request was considered by Council, which directed the ministry to approach the National Assembly for an amendment to the fiscal framework as well as the 2022 budget.

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Federal Govt Set To Deploy Fighter Jets Against Bandits - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 28, 2021
As a prelude to the deployment, government has also started perfecting
the conditions for the release of a gazette, which will legally classify
bandits as terrorists.
It would be recalled that the United States, U.S. has not given a blank
cheque to Nigeria on the use of the fighter jets.
The U.S. has also floated a monthly schedule to monitor the deployment
of the jets, the battle grounds and the purpose of the deployment, while
some U.S. officers have also been coming to Nigeria to evaluate the use
of the jets in line with the terms of sale, according to reports.
A sources familiar with the development however said the Super
Tucano jets will be deployed as soon as the gazette against bandits is
out.
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice last night confirmed that the procedures were almost met.

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Federal Govt To Deploy Tucano Jets Against Terrorists, Bandits – Malami - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
January 4, 2022
Last year, the Federal Government took delivery of the fighter jets after
many months of delay.
The attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Abubakar
Malami, SAN, during an interview on on Tuesday, said the Federal.
Government secured the clearance after assuring America that it would
be used according to international best practices.
He said the gazetting of the usage of the Super Tucano Jets was in
progress.

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Federal Govt To Scrutinise New Investors In Divested Oil Assets –Sylva - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 9, 2021
Recall that Shell and ExxonMobil have indicated their interests to divest from onshore and shallow water assets in the country.
Speaking at separate business meetings with top managements of Chevron and Schlumberger at their headquarters, in Houston, Texas, United States, Minister of State Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva said the federal government will carryout due diligence in the selection and eventual approval of any company that will take over the assets from which these companies intend to divestment.
He stated that the previous practice where companies are just allowed to purchase strategic assets without verifying their capacity to operate such assets would no longer be tolerated.
He told Chevron and Schlumberger teams that government would create the enabling environment for them to increase their investments in Nigeria adding that with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act PIA Nigeria would increase the incentives for investments in the oil and gas sector of the economy.

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Federal High Court Begins Easter Vacation March 31 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 6, 2023
Justice Tsoho, in a statement signed Catherine Oby-Christopher,
FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, said the vacation would last
till April 17.
The statement, titled: “Notification of 202e Easter Vacation and
Roaster for Vacation Judges,” was made available to Newsmen.
According to the CJ, during the vacation period, the Abuja, Lagos and
Port-Harcourt judicial divisions shall remain open to the public only
for cases of extreme urgency.
Tsoho said the Abuja judicial division would cater for cases from the
Federal Capital Territory, north central, north western and north
eastern parts of the country with Justices Ahmed Mohammed and
Donatus Okorowo presiding.
The CJ said while Justices T.G. Ringim and A.O. Awogboro would
serve as vacation judges at Lagos division, Justices A.T. Mohammed
and S.I. Mark would preside at Port-Harcourt division during the
holiday period.


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Federation Cup: Ikorodu City Boss Targets Victory Against Kwara United. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 10, 2023
The Oga Boys will play Nigeria Premier League side Kwara United in the round 32 tie of the Federation Cup at the Osogbo Township Stadium on Wednesday.
Dabiri said his players are ready and motivated for the battle ahead.
He stressed that his team is ready to pull one of the surprise results of the Round of 32.


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Federation Inaugurates Committee To Investigate Athletics Board Crisis - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 10, 2019
TheAthletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN has inaugurated a six-man committee toinvestigate the activities of the board.
TheActing President of the Federation, Olamide George read out the terms ofreference to the committee.
Hesaid the terms includes, to evaluate the PUMA sponsorship terms of agreement,possible payments made, equipment’s delivered to the federation and any other.Also, to evaluate the valuation of the federation’s constitution, article 6 bythe President Ibrahim Gusau by calling Annual General Congress without dueprocess.
Georgeexplained that the team is expected to scrutinize the records of expenditure ofchampionships, include but not limited to; African Under-18 and Under-20championships in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, IAAF World Championship in London andDoha 2017 and 2019.
TheActing President also wants the committee to investigate the disbursement offunds by the federation.
Meanwhile,the committee has Olawale Afolabi as the chairman, while members are TimmonGunmen, Mkpa A.B, Jacob Onu, Kenneth Iworari and Bolaji Deji as the secretary.

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Federations Set To Roll Out Plans For 2022/2023 Basketball Season - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 11, 2022
President of the Federation Musa Kida made the announcement at a news conference in Lagos, following a board meeting where members were able to come together and strategies their plans for a viable basketball season.
He explained that the dates for the leagues would be made public soon, adding that there would be a stakeholders meeting where all modalities would be put into proper perspective.
Kida also said the board was set to meet with sponsors of the leagues to present their plans for the next basketball season.
The Federation’s President noted that he was proud and confident of the developments, adding that arrangements were underway to make the leagues better than before. He also pointed out that the league had faced unnessary hitches in the past such as legal litigations that did not allow them to achieve as much as they desired.
Kida added that he was looking ahead with a lot of confidence that such challenges that impeded the development of the sport would not arise again.


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Feed Nigeria Summit Will Build Nigeria’s Agribusiness Ecosystem – Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2021
He announced this at the opening of the Summit with the theme: Post COVID-19: A repaired food system, pathway to a revived economy,” in Abuja.
Nanono added that there was the need to reposition the agricultural sector as the nation’s key economic growth vehicle, noting that the theme of the summit could not be more pivotal to the national discourse on how to create a sustainable growth trajectory, using agriculture as the leverage to revive and stabilise the economy.
The summit offered stakeholders the opportunity to review the new agricultural policy, the National Agricultural Transformation and Innovation Plan NATIP and to discuss the implementation vehicles for the processes.
In his remarks, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri noted that the theme of the summit was apt, as it would further accelerate the discussion that would illuminate the pathway to National food security.


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Felony:  Apex Court Hears FG’S Appeal Against Nnamdi Kanu Today - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 24, 2022
It will be recalled that the Court had, in a unanimous ruling by the three-man panel of justices, dismissed the charges against Kanu for flouting all known laws in the way it forcefully brought the IPOB leader from Kenya to Nigeria for the continuation of his trial.
The Appellate Court held that it will not shy away from calling the Executive to order when it edges towards Executive recklessness.
However, the Federal Government has gone to the Apex Court asking it to stay the execution of the judgment the appellate court delivered on October 13.
The Federal Government is also arguing that the Appellate Court panel erred in law and occasioned a miscarriage of justice when it relied on the manner Kanu after he jumped bail the trial Court granted to him in 2017, to quash the entire charge against him.
However, the Ohaneze Ndigbo had pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to allow Kanu to regain his freedom, but all pleas fell on deaf ears.

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Female Genital Mutilation: UNICEF Says Nigeria Ranks 3rd Highest Globally - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 7, 2022
UNICEF in a statement in commemoration of the International Day of
Zero Tolerance for FGM, warned of rising cases of female genital
mutilation, FGM, in Nigeria, especially among between aged 0 and 14
years. According to the global organization, it had become a source of
worry that the “rates have risen from 16.9 per cent in 2013 to 19.2
percent in 2018.”
The statement also quoted the UNICEF Nigeria Representative Peter
Hawkins, as saying Millions of girls are being robbed of their
childhoods, health, education, and aspirations every day by harmful
practices such as FGM.
UNICEF, while noting the disparity of the practice across Nigeria,
explained that state prevalence ranges from 62 percent in Imo to less
than one percent in Adamawa and Gombe. The prevalence of the
practice is highest in the South East, 35 percent and South West 30
percent and lowest in the North East 6 percent).
However the organisation is initiating a community-led movement to
eliminate FGM in five Nigerian states where it is highly prevalent:
Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Osun and Oyo. Abou 3 million girls and women
would have undergone FGM in these States in the last five years.

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Female Genital Mutilation: UNICEF Says Nigeria Ranks 3rd Highest Globally - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
February 7, 2022
UNICEF in a statement in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, warned of rising cases of female genital mutilation, FGM, in Nigeria, especially among between aged 0 and 14 years. According to the global organization, it had become a source of worry that the “rates have risen from 16.9 per cent in 2013 to 19.2 percent in 2018.”
The statement also quoted the UNICEF Nigeria Representative Peter Hawkins, as saying Millions of girls are being robbed of their childhoods, health, education, and aspirations every day by harmful practices such as FGM.
UNICEF, while noting the disparity of the practice across Nigeria, explained that state prevalence ranges from 62 percent in Imo to less than one percent in Adamawa and Gombe. The prevalence of the practice is highest in the South East, 35 percent and South West 30 percent and lowest in the North East 6 percent).
However the organisation is initiating a community-led movement to eliminate FGM in five Nigerian states where it is highly prevalent: Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Osun and Oyo. Abou 3 million girls and women would have undergone FGM in these States in the last five years.


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FERMA To Apply Global Standards In Road Maintenance - Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 2, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the FederalRoad Maintenance Agency, FERMA to adapt to international best practices on roadmaintenance to ensure the safety of Nigerians by curtailing incessant roadaccidents.
Buhari made the call at the inauguration of the 5thGoverning Board of FERMA on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Head of Service of the Federation, WinifredOyo-lta,performed the inaugural ceremony on behalf of the president.
The president tasked the board members to work inline with the mandates of the establishment of the agency to ensureimplementation of road safety standards.
According to him, the act mandates the agency tomonitor and maintain all federal roads in the country, evolve strategies foreffective and efficient traffic flows.
Buhari noted that roads as major levers havesignificantly eased the movements of people, goods and services in the country,hence the need to adjust to international best practices.


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Festivities: Police Affairs Minister Urges Christians To Hope For Greater Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2021
Press Secretary to the Minister Ossigbovo Ehisienmen in statement in
Abuja said Dingyadi made the call in his message to Christians at
Christmas.
He also extended his felicitations to Nigerian Christians at home and
abroad on the occasion of the 2021 Christmas celebration, urging
citizens to be hopeful of the country’s victory over the negative forces
bent on threatening its peace, unity and security.
He said government’s commitment to reforming the nation’s policing
architecture would remain unwavering.
According to the Minister, this received greater impetus when the
Federal Executive Council, FEC last week approved upward review of
salaries, allowances and other benefits for officers and men of the
Nigeria Police.
He said the operationalisation of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund had seen
the improvement of critical policing infrastructure with the supply of
operational vehicles, arms and ammunition, bullet proof vests and
helmets.

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FG $22bn Loan Request Rejected By Chinese Bank – REPS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 29, 2023
Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, moved a motion, titled ‘Rescission of the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan,’ for the legislative chamber to amend its resolution granting approval for the failed loan deal.
The lawmaker, while moving the motion, said, the green chamber notes that the 2016–2018 Federal Government External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan was approved by the Senate and the House of Representatives on March 5, 2020, and June 2, 2020.
He prayed the House to overturn its decision on the financier and harmonised terms and approve the change of financier from China Exim Bank to China Development Bank.
The lawmakers unanimously granted the prayer.


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FG Addressed Only 2 Of 8 ASUU’S Demands - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 10, 2021
The Ibadan Zone of the union made this known in a statement after its meeting at the Ladoke Akintola University LAUTECH, Ogbomoso chaired by its Coordinator in LAUTECH, Oyebamiji Oyegoke.
Oyegoke said in the statement that strike was “a ticking bomb” and fear that the educational system would be engulfed in another crisis.
Oyegoke said that the proliferation of state universities, release of withheld salaries and non-remittance of check-off dues of Unions, which were all contained in the December 22, 2020 Memorandum of Action, have not been addressed.
On IPPIS versus UTAS, he explained that withholding salaries for months, non-release of EAA, non- payment of check-off dues accruing to the union, in spite of what ASUU has demonstrated, could only be an invitation to another possible cycle of industrial crisis.
Oyegoke said at a reconciliation meeting between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the leadership of ASUU on Monday, August 2, 2021 at the Conference Room of the Minister of Labour and Employment, all contentious matters affecting the outstanding issues as regard the implementation of 2020 FGN/ASUU MoA were discussed.

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FG Adopts Innovative Approach To Fund Climate Change Mitigation—DG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2022
The Director-General, National Council on Climate Change, Salisu Dahiru, said in Lagos.
Dahiru spoke to newsmen on the sidelines of a technical workshop on Agro Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes project.
Dahiru said that President Muhammadu Buhari,  in creating the council,  adopted an innovative approach because the council is going to be the main vehicle that would drive his climate change policy and agenda.
The DG said that carbon tax was done all over the world because of the grave existential threat of climate change.
He said that there would be the establishment of a climate change fund, where the government, the private sector and development partners would make contributions.

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FG Appeals To Canadian Government To Remove Stringent Conditions On Visa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 25, 2022
The Federal Government has appealed to the Canadian Government to remove the stringent conditions preventing Nigerians from procuring its visa.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made the appeal when the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, James Christoff paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.
In a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry,  Afonja Ajibola, the minister said easing the visa conditions would boost investment and accelerate economic growth in both countries.
Aregbesola also urged the Canadian Government to assist Nigeria with new technologies to ease the monitoring of Nigerian borders, high seas, land, railways and schools.
He said such technology would also facilitate quick response to security issues and enhance investments in Nigeria.
Earlier, Christoff said that the visit was to seek for bilateral cooperation with Nigeria in the areas of economy, security, technology, education and training of Immigration Service personnel.


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FG Approves $5.3bn For Ibadan-Kano Standard Rail Project - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 12, 2019
The Federal Government has approved 5.3 billion dollars for the Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail project, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stated this.
The minister disclosed this in astatement issued on Thursday in Abuja by his media aide, Israel Ibeleme afterthe 3rd Maritime Stakeholders Interactive Forum held in Lagos.
Amaechi explained that the ministerof Transportation, State, Gbemisola Saraki, has been assigned theresponsibilities of overseeing all the maritime agencies.
He will be focusing on the Railwaysector.
President Muhammadu Buhari directedthe establishment of the single window platform that would integrate allgovernment agencies at all the entry points into the country to promote tradeand boost security.

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FG Approves Emergency Preparedness, Response Plan To Reduce Flood Impact Nationwide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 12, 2022
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo made this known to Newsmen after the emergency meeting on flood situation with relevant stakeholders in Abuja.
He said experts responsible for controlling flood disaster had informed the committee that the scale of the 2022 flooding was similar to that of 2012.
Sani-Gwarzo explained that the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA came up with relief materials reaching over 300,000 people that were displaced across the line of the flooding impact.
However, early this year, it will be recalled that NiMet had predicted some parts of the country to witness increased rain fall and deep into the rainy season, as one of the African countries would release water from its dam.

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FG Approves N35bn For Procurement Of Aviation Equipment, Terminal Building Maintenance - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 7, 2022
The projects include increased cost of construction of terminal buildings at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State and the airport at Asaba.
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known after cabinet meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said 5.6 billion naira of the money was approved for the maintenance of the nation’s new international building terminals in Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Sirika added that the Council also approved 14.2 billion naira as increase in the cost of the construction of terminal buildings at Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State and at the Asaba Airport.
He said the Ministry also got approval of 469.4 million naira for the procurement of an X-ray machine and maintenance support services.


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FG Approves Stipends, Automatic Employment For Education Students, - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 6, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, confirmed this while representing President Buhari at the event to mark World Teachers Day in Abuja, said it is now a Federal Government policy.
The President also assured the education students in Universities and Colleges of Education automatic employment upon graduation.
“ He added that the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy,”.
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The President said that the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) will now fund teaching practice in Universities and Colleges of Education in the country.

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FG Arraigns 15 Suspects For Allegedly Invading Justice Odili’s Residence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 16, 2021
The suspects were arraigned before Justice Nkeonye Maha on 18-count amended charge bordering on forgery, criminal trespass, intimidation, extortion, among others, contrary to the sections of the law.
In the charge, they were also alleged to have threatened Justice Odili and members of her household with injury to her person and reputation with intent to execute an illegal search warrant.
Although 22 defendants are on the charge, seven of them are still at large.
Earlier, Counsel to the prosecution, Mathew Omosun from the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters, told the court that he had an amended 18 counts dated December 13 and filed December 14.
He also prayed the Court for the counts to be read to the 15 defendants so they could take their plea.

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FG Assures Adequate Maintenance Of New Lagos Airport Terminal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 23, 2022
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos, during the inspection of the terminal and its state-of-the art facilities.
Responding to questions on poor maintenance of government infrastructure, especially the terminal one of the Airport, the minister said the critics were not fair to government about the status of the old terminal.
According to the minister, the terminal was built in 1979 with the capacity to carry 200,000 passengers annually.
The minister disclosed the new terminal two has the capacity to process 14 million passengers annually.


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FG Assures Fair Spread Of Projects Intervention In Geo-Political Zones - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 24, 2022
Permanent Secretary of the Ecological Project Office Shehu Ibrahim, gave the assurance in a statement when he received a delegation team from Veritas University, recently on courtesy visits to his office issued by the Senior Information Officer of the project Amala Obegolu in Abuja.
He also called on states and local government levels to collaborate to ensure effective management of their ecological fund allocations to address the ecological challenges across the country.
Ibrahim said the institution`s requests for project intervention have been captured in the office’s database, adding that it was usually the preliminary intervention procedure.
On his part, Vice Chancellor of Veritas University Hyacinth Ichoku, appealed to the Ecological Project Office for quick intervention in the erosion menace around the university and the Bwari community to avoid the degeneration of the environment.


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FG Assures Indigenous Printers, Publishers Of More Patronage - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 10, 2019
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has called on the Federal Government to patronise local printers and publishers of educational materials over their foreign counterparts.
TheMinister who gave this assurance in Abuja, when a delegation from the AcademyPress Plc. paid him a working visit, said that the decision was to promote theindustry.
Heassured indigenous printers and publishers of the Federal Government’s support.
Adamunoted that the decision to support the industry is necessitated by the need tosupport indigenous printers and publishers, in line with the presentadministration’s policy of local content usage.
Inhis remarks, the Chairman Academy Press, Wahab Dabiri, called on the FederalGovernment to give to the printing and publishing industry the same supportgiven to manufacturing and agricultural industries.
TheManaging Director, West Africa Book Publishers, a subsidiary of Academy Press,Gbenga Ladipo noted that the use of foreign printers was inhibiting the growthof local printers.


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FG Assures Nigerians Of Improved Power Supply - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 23, 2023
Ministry’s spokesperson Chinwe Udouwem, in Abuja said that Fashedemi made the declaration when the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen visited the ministry.
In her remarks, Verheijen said the power sector was critical to growth and productivity of nations.
She noted that reforms embarked upon in the power sector over the years would bring about the much-desired positive impact.
She stressed the need for synergy between stakeholders in the power sector and a holistic approach to achieve a lasting solution.
Earlier, technical directors and heads of agencies under the ministry took turns to speak on challenges and the way forward to make the power sector an enviable one.


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FG Assures Qualified Teachers Of Good Welfare, Incentives - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 8, 2019
The Federal Government has assured qualifiedteachers of improved working conditions for optimum productivity.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry ofEducation, Sonny Echono, said this in an interview with journalists, aftermonitoring the Computer-Based Test, CBT teachers Professional QualificationExamination, PQE in Abuja.
The PQE was introduced in 2017 for teachers. Onlythose who passed the written examination are certified qualified to teach inthe country.
Echono said that the Federal Government was lookingat ensuring a strong foundation for education, stressing that ensuring qualityteachers was the starting point.
Speaking on Local Government Autonomy bill, Echonosaid that President Muhammadu Buhari had teachers’ welfare at heart and hadensured they got their salaries and other allowances in good time.
He further stated that the programme would be ran inthe evening or weekends to help promote adults education for those working tosupport their family.

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FG/ASUU Face-Off: Lecturers Extend Strike By Two Months, Accuse FG Of ‘Nonchalant Attitude’ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2022
According to ASUU, it reached the decision after its National Executive
Council, NEC, meeting following the expiration of its one-month
warning strike.
ASUU blamed its decision on the insincerity of the government since it
started the warning strike a month ago.  According to the lecturers, a
series of meetings with government officials yielded nothing.
The recent strike is due to grievances over the Federal Government’s
failure to fulfill agreement reached with the varsity teachers.
The strike, according to the union, was due to the failure of the
government to implement the agreement the federal government signed
with the union in 2009.
ASUU had also accused the federal government of working against the
deployment of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution,
UTAS, a payment platform designed by ASUU in lieu of the Integrated
Personnel Payroll Information System, IPPIS, payment system.


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FG Awards N29.2bn Roads To Niger Republic Borders - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 27, 2020
The Federal Executive Council approved the award of two roads contracts linking Nigeria’s borders with the Republic of Niger, totaling 29.2 billion naira.
ThePresident, Muhammadu Buhari, presided over the FEC meeting held at thePresidential Villa, Abuja.
One of theroads, Kurnya-Babura-Niger Republic border, is in the sum of N19.7 billion, andpasses through Jigawa State.
The secondroad, Bale-Kurdella-Niger Republic border, is through Sokoto State andterminates at the country’s border with Niger.
The sum of9.5 billion was approved for the road on Wednesday by the FEC.
Speaking toState House Correspondents after the meeting, the Minister of Works/Housing, MrBabatunde Fashola, SAN, said the roads would promote business across theborders.
He addedthat the roads would position Nigeria for effective implementation of theAfrican Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.

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FG Backs AGF On Possibility Of Declaring State Of Emergency In Anambra - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2021
Malami, also the Attorney General of the Federation, had given the indication that the Federal Government would not rule out the option of declaring a state of emergency in Anambra given the violence in the state ahead of the November 6 governorship poll in the state.
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Malami’s position was to avert constitutional crisis in the state.
Mohammed said no government would fold its arms and allow the pillar of democracy to be destroyed.
The minister recalled that during previous democratic dispensations, state of emergency was declared in Ekiti and Plateau States.
On the position of some critics that government did not declare state of emergency in Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna where they alleged there were more killings, the minister said the situation was not the same with Anambra.

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FG Begins Distribution Of Cooking Gas To 13,000 Rural Women In Nasarawa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 22, 2020
The Federal Government, in Nasarawa State, commencedthe distribution of cooking gas to 13,000 rural women across the State, as partof efforts to check hazardous emissions.
Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, whileflagging-off the exercise in Lafia, said it was the first phase of the NationalCooking Gas project and Tree Planting Initiative of President Muhammadu Buhari.
She said the President had directed the supply ofcooking gas cylinders to 1,000 rural women in each of the 774 local governmentareas across the country.
The minister explained that the project, beingpiloted in Nasarawa State, would be executed in three phases across thecountry.
Tallen said the timing of the project was apt, inview of the world’s attention towards reducing effects of green-house emissionin the society.
She urged the beneficiaries to use the cooking gasfor the purpose it was meant, as the ministry had taken measures to ensure theydo not sell them.

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FG Begins Emergency Ambulance Services Friday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 12, 2022
Chairman, National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee, Felix Ogedegbe made this known during a Bi-Weekly Ministerial Media Conference anchored by the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire in Abuja.
He noted that the aim was to ensure that Nigeria got to the point of joining other countries in the world that have national emergency medical service.
The Chairman said the nation was known for negative health indices leading to high mortality rates, which most times were as a result of inability to access medical care on time.
He, however urged all states to emulate the readiness of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and ensure all requisite structures and new medicines are proficient and empowered in an expedited rollout.


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FG Begins Emergency Repair Work On Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Expressway- Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 26, 2021
According to him, Kopek Construction Company, the contractor handling the project, is in the process of mobilisation.
Ibrahim said: “It has moved to critical portions of the road to make it motorable before full mobilisation.
Giving update on the Oyo – Ogbomoso Road, the controller said the old road was currently receiving attention.
On the new Oyo – Ogbomoso Dual carriageway, the controller said work was ongoing, adding, “major work now is on the bridges and interchange at Oyo section”.
According to him, the road contract augmentation that had been approved was to strengthen the pavement so that the failure experienced in other road wouldn’t occur there.
Ibrahim said that other Federal road projects across the state that were currently receiving attention included Iseyin – Saki Road; Igboho – Sepeteri; Iseyin – Alaga to Okaka and Baasi; Ogbomoso to Igbeti and Oyo – Aawe – Iwo.
The controller said Oyo State was receiving good attention from the Federal Government, declaring that the state was well captured in the road infastruture development of the present administration.

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FG Begins Implementation Of At-Risk Children Programme In Niger - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 24, 2022
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Maryam Uwais, who is also the National Lead of ARC-P, disclosed this is a statement in Abuja.
ARC-P is an initiative of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration facilitated by the Office of the Vice President.
Uwais, who spoke at the opening of a two-day Stakeholders’ Workshop to inaugurate the implementation of ARC-P in Niger, regretted the spate of substance abuse among young people across the country.
She said that the Federal Government, working with the NDLEA, UNODC and other relevant stakeholders, was making the necessary Interventions to discourage the illicit and distressing habit and practice.
Uwais said that with the support of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, ARC-P had since created a national desk that was working with the state offices of the programme to sensitise young people on the many dangers of substance abuse.


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FG Begins Shutdown Of Unlicensed Fuel Marketers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2023
It also warned that anyone who wants to deal on petroleum products must obtain a licence, stressing that without a licence, no loading of any petroleum product would be allowed .
The government made this known through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA at a stakeholders’ engagement on gas utilisation in Abuja, to enlighten operators on the need to obtain the requisite petroleum storage licence, and to engender the transition from white products to gas.
Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, of the Regulatory agency, Ogbugo Ukoha, stressed that if there is no compliance, as from 1st of June, there will be a no licence-no loading policy implementation. He also said any depot and any licensed operator who supplies petroleum products to an unlicensed facility will be shut down.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Farouk Ahmed, said the Federal Government had put in place various initiatives and policy frameworks, including the National Gas Expansion Programme and the Decade of Gas Programme to deepen the use of gas in Nigeria.


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FG Begins Training Of Irish Potato Farmers On FBS/GAP, Targets 3,000 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 14, 2021
The Coordinator, Irish potato value chain in the ministry, Adegoke Adedamola, at the opening of the training in Katsina, said they are targeting 3,000 beneficiaries nationwide.
According to him, the capacity building training was organised because the irish potato is one of the major crops consumed in Nigeria, and 90 per cent of it has been imported.
In her opening remarks, the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture FDA, Karima Babangida, said the training was on re-educating Irish potato farmers on farming as business rather than as a culture.
Babangida was represented by Alhaji Abdullahi Sirajo, desk officer extension, Katsina field office.
She added that it is important to know that GAP/FBS is capable of starting a potato revolution in Katsina that has the capacity to grow potatoes during the dry season.
The Chairman, Irish potato farmers in Katsina, Salele Malumfashi, commended the Federal government’s efforts in ensuring that its members benefited from various interventions.

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FG Borrowed N6tn From CBN In 2022 – Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 30, 2023
According to recent data from the Apex Bank, this pushed the Government’s borrowing from the CBN from 17.46 trillion naira in December 2021 to 23.53 trillion naira in December 2022.
It was however observed that the Government might have borrowed more than 6.07 trillion as the debt was 23.77 trillion naira in October 2022, and that servicing of the debt might have reduced it slightly to 23.53 trillion naira by December.
Meanwhile, the Senate and the House of Representatives had recently approved the request of the President for Ways and Means Advances restructuring, which then adds to the existing debt stock.
Also, the Debt Management Office, DMO had recently said Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to 46.25 trillion naira in the fourth quarter of 2022.


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FG Buckles, Says No Removal Of Petrol Subsidy Now - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 25, 2022
She said the government had made provisions for subsidy in the 2022 budget from January to June this year, adding that government will forward a request to the National Assembly to make additional provisions for fuel subsidy from July this year till a time deemed appropriate for its eventual removal.
According to her, all payments on fuel subsidy ordinarily would cease as from July, 2022.
The minister spoke as the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, pleaded with the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, to shelve the planned strike schedule for Thursday nationwide against fuel subsidy removal.
The NLC, however, insisted yesterday that the planned strike would go on, saying it will not believe government until the suspension of subsidy was effected.
The union also petitioned the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, giving reasons for insisting on the scheduled protest.

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FG Calls For Initiatives On Wellbeing Of Retired, Aged - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 26, 2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known at the roundtable and official launch of the Jola Adekola Initiative for Retired, Ageing and Aged in Abuja.
Onyeama was represented by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zubairu Dada.
He noted that parents deserved more attention and care because of their sacrifices on young people to become self-reliant adults.
The Minister of humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, said that issues surrounding ageing and the aged were of global concern.
Sadiya, represented by a Director in the ministry, Valentine Ezulu, noted that the issue of ageing was receiving global attention, it is placed at the front burner of global discourse.
According to her, Nigeria cannot be left behind; the population of ageing and the aged are fast becoming a global phenomenon and they are growing fast in Nigeria.

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FG Changes Date For National Award - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2023
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs Ibiene Roberts, made the disclosure in a circular in Abuja.
The date for the collection of the award certificates and medals was earlier fixed for the recipients to pick them up on Thursday June 1.
According to Roberts, due to circumstances beyond the control of the ministry, the date for the collection of the instruments of the award as already published in some national dailies is not feasible.
She said a new date for the exercise would be communicated to the concerned recipients in due course.
The permanent secretary, however, apologised on behalf of the ministry for any inconvenience the change of date might have caused the recipients.


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FG Charges Investors In Mines, Steel To Carry Host Communities Along - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2019
Federal Government has charged investors especially in the mines and steel sector to ensure they carry along their host communities before commencing operations.
Minister of Mines andSteel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite gave the charge when he visited theIntegrated Steel Plant being built by the African Natural Resources and MinesLimited in Jere community, Kaduna State.
The minister saidcarrying host communities along before the commencement of operations wascritical to forestall clash between such communities and investors as was beingexperienced in the Niger Delta region.
He maintained that asinvestment grew, host communities should derive graduated benefits in areas ofemployment, infrastructure, including social infrastructure.
He added thatgovernment on its part would continue to moderate the expectations of hostcommunities.

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FG Collaborating With Various Jurisdictions On Asset Recovery – Malami - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 14, 2021
Malami made this known at the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption UNCAC holding in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt.
The minister in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, noted that the essence was to further highlight the importance of beneficial ownership transparency.
He said Nigeria, together with Pakistan, State of Palestine, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Kenya submitted a draft resolution entitled: “Enhancing Access to, and Use of, Beneficial Ownership Information” to facilitate the identification, recovery and return of assets.
He said that significant progress had been recorded in the efforts to combat corruption in Nigeria.
He recalled that new laws and acts had been enacted by Nigerian government to better combat corruption in the country.